<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
<br>
I didn't vote in the last election because I was told that I was no<br>
longer a member in good standing. I was told later that this was<br>
because I hadn't added some nonsense text to my wiki page about being<br>
a member. The person informing me didn't bother to add the text but<br>
they did take the same amount of effort to blame me for having not<br>
done it myself. I didn't agree with adding that text to my wikipage,<br>
as I don't feel it is reasonable for anyone to have to out themselves<br>
as a member.<br>
<br>
As a result, I was left with the understanding that I shouldn't vote.<br>
I didn't bother - the vote counter had informed me that my ballot<br>
wouldn't be considered valid, after all.<br>
<br>
I didn't bother to fight this because I didn't want to give the<br>
impression that any of this process is legitimate. It isn't.<br>
<br>
I'm really heartbroken to see that Noisebridge has been taken over by<br>
petty tinpot dictators who basically hijacked our little non-profit<br>
because they were too incompetent and lazy to start their own. The<br>
worst is that some of the best Noisebridge folks were played by some<br>
really awful folks with awful intentions.<br>
<br>
In a sense, I think it is sad: Many people have poured their hearts,<br>
their wallets and their lives into Noisebridge.<br>
<br>
In a sense, I think it is deserved: We failed to stop informants,<br>
infiltrators and other jerks from ruining our community. We failed to<br>
ensure that the board represented the consensus of the Membership.<br>
Apparently, "we" have even failed to keep consensus as far as that<br>
worthless board is concerned.<br>
<br>
As usual, the ladder climbers ruined it and they did it from the top<br>
down. I'm sorry that our structure wasn't able to handle them. I feel<br>
personally responsible for not helping to build a more resistant<br>
structure.<br>
<br>
The community was beautiful for a time and that time has long since<br>
passed. Like Tibetan butter sculptures: all things come to an end.<br>
<br>
This monochrom art project has run its course,<br>
Jake<br>
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